EPISODE · Jun 2, 2026 · 4 MIN
These young activists want César Chavez’s name removed and a new kind of leadership
from WBEZ News
Cesar Chavez is now a figure many are distancing themselves from. He was a civil rights icon who died in 1993. The shift follows a New York Times investigation back in March that alleges sexual misconduct. Now many Chicago communities are trying to remove his name from public view. And in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side, young advocates are asking what all of this means for the immigrant rights movement and its historic reliance on a single male leader. HOST: LANE
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These young activists want César Chavez’s name removed and a new kind of leadership
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